Box 3
Container
Contains 13 Collections and/or Records:
Youth and Family, 1941 - 1994
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1
Scope and Contents
This series contains records and artifacts from Eugene Cernan's youth (prior to admission at Purdue University) as well as his family life. Holdings include awards and memorabilia from Proviso Township High School which detail Cernan's scholarship awards, scholastic excellence, report cards, membership in the National Honor Society, and participation in commencement for the Class of 1952. Cernan's athletic accomplishments are also described in the holdings, including his place on...
Dates:
1941 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1941 - 1952
Artifacts – youth and high school, 1950 - 1992
Sub-Series — Box: 3
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.
Dates:
1950 - 1992
American Legion Junior Baseball patch, undated
Item — Box: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.
Dates:
undated
American Legion Junior Baseball Ford Award patch, 1950
Item — Box: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.
Dates:
1950
Boy Scouts of America banner, undated
Item — Box: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.
Dates:
undated
High School varsity letter patch, "P" , 1952
Item — Box: 3, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.
Dates:
1952
High School varsity letter patch, "P" , 1952
Item — Box: 3, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.
Dates:
1952
High School varsity letter patch, “M”, 1952
Item — Box: 3, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.
Dates:
1952
High School varsity number patch, "2" , 1952
Item — Box: 3, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.
Dates:
1952
High School varsity number patch, "5" , 1952
Item — Box: 3, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.
Dates:
1952
Wooden Engineering scales, unknown
Item — Box: 3, Item: 9
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.
Dates:
unknown
NFL throwback card for Lem Barney, 1992
Item — Box: 3, Item: 10
Identifier: MSA 288, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Item 10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Among the artifacts from Cernan's youth and high school years are varsity letters and numbers from his uniforms, along with American Legion baseball pathces. Also fFound among the artifacts were wooden engineering scales, and a NFL throwback card for Lem Barney.
Dates:
1992
Eugene A. Cernan papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 288
Scope and Contents
The Eugene A. Cernan papers document the military, aeronautics, and astronautics career of Eugene A. Cernan, as well as his subsequent professional and public activities. The papers also feature records pertaining to Cernan's youth, family, and education. The collection includes but is not limited to artifacts, audiovisual recordings, awards, books, certificates, coins, correspondence, documents, mission patches, newspaper clippings, photographs, plaques, publications, scrapbooks, speeches,...
Dates:
1934 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1956 - 2012